U.S Opportunities Fund
Share class: Investor
  | Fund overview | Total expense ratio | Fees | Portfolio manager |
  U.S Opportunities Stock Fund
  Fund overview
  Investment objective  
The fund seeks to provide long-term growth of capital by investing in stocks with above-average earnings growth potential that is not reflected in their current market prices.
  Launch date   01 July 2002
  Structure   UCITS III domiciled in Ireland
  Currencies offered   U.S. Dollar; Euro; GBP
  Minimum initial investment  
U.S. Dollar Euro GBP
$100,000 €100,000 £100,000
  Minimum additional investment  
U.S. Dollar Euro GBP
$5,000 €5,000 £5,000
  Trading frequency   Daily (holidays excluded)
  Settlement   Trade day + 2 days
  Countries registered   Austria, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Sweden, United Kingdom
  Codes  
  U.S. Dollar Euro GBP
ISIN IE00B03HCW31 IE00B03HCV24 IE00B1GHC616
Bloomberg VANGUOA N/A N/A
SEDOL B03HCW3 B03HCV2 B1GHC61
  Expense ratio
  Total expense ratio (TER)   0.95%
  Investment
management fees (as percentage of TER)
  0.50%
This fee is paid to the portfolio manager to invest your money and manage the fund.
  Administrative and
other expenses (as percentage of TER)
  0.45%
This amount covers all costs and expenses connected with the operation of the fund, which includes administrative fees, shareholder's registration and transfer agency fees, custody fees, and all other operating expenses.
  Fees
  Purchase fee   0.0%
  Redemption fee   0.0%*
1.0% on shares held less than 90 days. The redemption fee is intended to discourage short-term traders who could affect the management and performance of the fund.
  Portfolio managers
  PRIMECAP Management Company
Pasadena, California
  Howard B. Schow
  • Involved in investment management since 1956.
  • With PRIMECAP Management since 1983.
  • B.A., Williams College; M.B.A., Harvard Business School.
    Theo A. Kolokotrones
  • Involved in investment management since 1970.
  • With PRIMECAP Management since 1983.
  • B.A., University of Chicago; MBA, Harvard Business School.
    Joel P. Fried
  • Involved in investment management since 1985.
  • With PRIMECAP Management since 1986.
  • B.A., M.B.A., University of California, Los Angeles.
    Alfred W. Mordecai
  • Involved in investment management since 1997.
  • With PRIMECAP Management since 1997.
  • B.S.E., Duke University; M.E.A., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; M.B.A., Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.
David H. Van Slooten
Senior Vice President
PRIMECAP
  • In investment management since 1996
  • Managed assets for PRIMECAP and has co-managed the Fund since its inception
  • B.A., Brigham Young University
  • M.M., Kellogg Graduate School of Business, Northwestern University.
Each of these individuals manages a portion of the Fund's assets autonomously; there is no decision-making by committee. A small portion of the Fund's assets is managed by individuals at PRIMECAP'S research department.
 
 
 
 
 
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